The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-06-17
Two Interesting Addresses.

There was a gathering of farmers from
this county and Anne Arundel at the Court
House last Saturday to listen to addresses
Of interest to agriculturists. As per the notice
published in both the local papers, II. ID.
Thing, ESQ, of Maine, deputy lecturer of the
National Grange, was present der the au
spices of the Forest Ora nge. There came al
so from Anne Arundel county by invitation
DIR. Thomas WEIGH Lee turer of the Maryland
State Grange, aud Judge Thomas lslehait
Samuel Brooke, Esq, Mr.. NJ. Murray,
Mastsr of the Anne Arun del Grange, James
w. Owings, Esq, and Others.
DIR. Welsh was first intro duced. He made
sensible and practical address and was listen
ed to attentively. He strongly urged the ne
cassty of farmers clubs, compos ed OF ealn-
est farmers, sincere in their undert aking. He
said at the late meeting of tie Mary land Ag-
ricultural Society in Baltimore the farmers
were hardly heard of. There were ex-jnd ges,
ex-governors, lawyers, preachers there, and
almost everybody ct ler Lad flee OF
wanted an office. The agricultural interest
cannot be pressed in any sroh msetiI IS that
The greatness of our co untry consists in is
millions of homes v hich lie ItGple tEem-
selves own. Agricult uIe tIlnsl IS so per cent
of the articles of co mn.erCe farmers Sustain
the great railroad and oil tr con- ulatiCns and
vet they ha We little or 10 IlGre ction, although
they bear he rly all The taxation. Tie speak
er urged that il was leh time for the farmers
to put their heads to- etlIer when corporations
everywhere wer organizing 10 lob them.
DR.. John c. Fairfax, v Lo is Tie Master OF
the oissl Grange, lien introduced the Ma
ton al Lecturer. Mr.. Thing, at the opening
Of his iiisl,sliIg hduIe, regretted that the
Ladies aiSo We're not present to hear lin. lie
spoke of the necessity Of educating healthy
public opinion in making the boys and girls
realize and appreciate the blessings OF their
country homes. Horace Greely once remark
ed--and lac Lever said Wiser tling-that
''the first time a young man sits down to con-
slider how lie can get dollar for nothing wa
the darkest hour in his life" An English
man after TT iv-lins throug h this country was
heard to say that tie true secret Of our ma
tionil greatness was in the number Of our in
dividual homes. The lecturer said it was
very strange aud matter for thought, that
while agriculture is prospecting beyond meas
ure in this country, those engaged III it, DO
not prosper as they should. The Cause was
chiefly the want of oO-oI Grafton among farm
ers. All other classes are looking to see how
much they can get out of the farmers, and
ow little they can give back Wall street
spectators base all their calculations upon
the reports of the Agricultural Department,
and our national prosperity would be moth
ing if it were not for agriculture Farmers
should seek to make their homes attractive,
and not force their families to lead such isoa-
ted lives. Statistics showed that farmers
wives furnish the largest per cent. of the in
mates OF insane aSylums, which must be due
to the monOtony and secluslon oftheir lives.
NJ. Thing interspersed his instructive lee
ture with quite a numb er of amusing anec-
dctes He was warmly applauded when he
closed and on motion of DR.. WaIing A vote
of thanks t. the speakers was passed